we appreciate you stopping by the c-span busted a. also want to think as part of comcastan 50 west tour, in springville, illinois. stay tuned for our next stop on our tour in st. louis, missouri. >> live thursday on the c-span networks. at 10:00 a.m., survivors of sexual assault and representatives of women organizations talk about the sexual assault allegations against judge kavanagh. and new, the korea economic institute of north korea looks at strategies for dealing with north korea. at 7:00 p.m., tim kaine takes part in a forum with his republican challenger. on c-span 2 at 10:30 a.m., the center host a forum on refugee resettlement. 2018 marks the 10 year

eastern on c-span, cspan.org, or on the free c-span radio app. >> the c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitols -- capitals tour, visiting all 50 state capitals. it traveled by fairy to juneau, alaska, and honolulu, hawaii. join us as we feature our 40th bus stop in des moines, iowa, live monday on "washington journal", with our guest, iowa senate president, charles snyder. earlier today, house speaker paul ryan held his weekly briefing with reporters at the capital. he spoke about the unemployment rate, 2019 federal spenting and trade issues. it's about 10 minutes. speaker ryan: i don't know how many were around in the 1960's. that's the last time the number of americans filing for unemployment benefits was this low. 49 years ago. it this is the best job market we have had in decades. and here's something else that's very encouraging. workers in what are traditionally considered lower-wage jobs, the bank tellers, maintenance workers, they are seeing some of the biggest pay increases right now. and we expect this trend to continue. so we're on track here. tax refo

and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> jennifer shutt is an appropriation and budget reporter for cq roll call, and she joins us to talk about government spending and the deadline looming at the end of the month. jennifer, how are things looking for congress to meet this end of the month, september 30 deadline to avoid a federal government shut down and fund the government? jennifer: things are actually looking pretty good right now for congress. they will not get all 12 of the annual spending bills passed on time, that we think they will get anywhere between five and nine of those bills passed on time. president trump has signed the first three into law, then the defense and labor spending package has passed the senate and is expected to get a house vote before the end of the month. that bill contains $855 billion in spending. it is only two bills but it is a large chunk. we still have another four bills being worked out behind-the-scenes by appropriators that coul

the american enterprise institute's annual dinner. watch live coverage here on c-span2, on-line at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. our prime time programming tonight leads off at 8:00 with the house ways and means committee hearing on several tax cut proposals, dubbed 2.0. you can see that on c-span2, c-span.org or with the c-span radio app. coming up this weekend on book tv. saturday at 8 p.m. eastern. fox news host jeanine pirro has her thoughts on the trump presidency and detractors "liars, leakers and liberals", and i went to the dairy and came out and one of the press people said, janine, there's already an article on what happened at the dairy farm. i said, really what? what did it say? it said nothing that i said, but when alleged that i said x, y and z. and i remember sitting in the car, i didn't realize that it was fake news. but i said, how can i possibly run against someone where the fix is in? it's already rigged. they're saying i said things that i never said, that i did things that i never did five minutes ago. >> on sunday, starting at 10 a.m. eastern, coverage of the 2018 brooklyn book festival wit

, c-span.org, and this and on the free c-span radio app. washington journal. coming up tuesday morning. washington post columnist cost -- talks about the sexual assault allegation made against brett kavanaugh and ken starr discusses his new book, memoir of the clinton investigation." and the next stop on the cease and -- a c-span bus. talking about tough issues facing the state. be sure to watch "washington eastern live 7:00 a.m. tuesday morning. join the discussion. president trump took questions about an allegation of sexual misconduct against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. the president's remarks came at a national council for the american worker meeting. a government group charged with developing a national strategy for workforce development. we will also hear from ivanka trump. >> thank you, mr. president.

first the 17th anniversary of lack -- 11er 11 a attacks. on c-span two we will be live from new york city for the annual reading of the names of those who were killed. that is due to start at 8:10 eastern. livespan three, we will go to the memorial service of the pentagon at 9:10 eastern. we will re-air all of that night onng tomorrow the c-span networks. the september jobs report continues america's economic winning streak under president whyp evidence budget -- strong job creation, soaring consumer confidence and increased manufacturing activities. to go into greater detail why this americanto gin

wednesday on the c-span network, the u.s. house returns at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span to take up u.s. embassy security and sanctions on state sponsors of cyber attacks on the u.s. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span 2, the senate considers district court nominations. on c-span 3, the second day of the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. that is some of our life coverage wednesday. unfoldsn, where history daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme eventsand public policy and washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span's front to you by your cable or satellite provider. gorka, formertian deputy assistant and strategist to president trump. he spoke at the 10th annual steamboat freedom conference about what the president is really like. he talked about his new book entitled "why we fight." this is 40 minutes. >> welcome back, everyone. back. we are ready to start with our next speaker. if i co

the rise ofauthoritarianism in germany and japan . what american three tv on c-span3. with the control of congress in question this election day, see the competition for yourself on c-span. watch debates from the house and senate races. make c-span your primary source for campaign 2018. >> on thursday, actress cynthia nixon lost the governor primary race to andrew cuomo. here are her remarks after the resultswere announced . this is 25minutes . >> hello flatbush. hello brooklyn. [cheering] hello, new york state. [cheering] i just called other cuomo. and i congratulated him on his victory. he fought hard. and he took nothing for granted in this race and when others were underestimating us, he did not. and he spent accordingly. i'm so proud of what we've done and i'm so proud to have ron on a slate with two amazing progressive leaders. first of course, teachout. the progressive wave in new york didn't start in 2018. and it didn't start in 2016. it started in 2014 with his fearless campaign for governor. and she has run an equally fearless and exemplary campaign for attorney general, accepting no corporate contributions and calling out corruption wherever she sees it it in

eastern on c-span, and c-span.org. listen on the free c-span radio app. >> while president trump attended the un general assembly, he met with benjamin netanyahu. they talked about u.s. israeli relations. >> thank you very much. it's very good to be with benjamin netanyahu. the prime minister of israel and his representatives. we have much to discuss. the prime minister was thanking me for what we did in jerusalem with respect to the embassy. something controversial but it turned out to be very positive in many ways. a lot of progress has been made in many areas. were talking trade, military, defense, were very much in favor of what israel is doing as far as their defense is concerned. they are aggressive and have no choice but to be aggressive. it's a very difficult part of the world. i would just like to let all the people know that we are with you, we are with israel 100%. >> thank you. >> mr. president, thank you this many felt thank you. thank you for your strong words yesterday in the general assembly against the corrupt terro

live coverage of the house on sees in, the senate live on c-span2. announcer: the c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals to her. the recently stopped in des moines, iowa, and are looking forward to the november midterm elections, asking folks which party should control congress and why. feel that the democratic party should control congress next year. i feel that the current administration that we have, it would definitely be a good idea to have a check on that administration. some of the policies that are being done, i don't agree with, i'm not always going to agree with everything, i just feel that having one party in the position they are right now, they are not getting a lot done. it would be best if we did have a check on this current administration. also, i would like to see both parties getting back to some civility. it seems right now all they do is spend time talking, bad mouthing one party versus the other. it would be wonderful if we a workableack to agreement between the parties. that ifsonally believe the control of congress changes, yo

listen on the free c-span radio app. fordristine blasey testifies before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual assault allegation against brett kavanaugh that dates back to the early 1980's. it is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. we will show you the first two hours live on c-span two before the senate gavels in at noon. the senate judiciary committee has a meeting on friday that could include a vote on the kavanaugh nomination and a floor vote by the full senate next week. we will have full coverage on c-span3. you can watch online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. allegational assault against brett kavanaugh has been a frequent topic on capitol hill . we look at what lawmakers said on the senate floor, starting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. and the american people will hear from judge brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford under oath. we will hear sworn testimony from both of them regarding the allegation of 30-plus-year-old misconduct that dr. ford has raised. it goe

the u.s. house here on c-span. tonight on the communicators, a roundtable discussion on social ,edia regulation and censorship public knowledge senior vice president harold feld. debate on whata little -- and is not a question of policy. we can have an ethical debate. think that will happen. it has beenfacebook extreme examples the watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> tomorrow, the anniversary of the september 11 terror attacks. on c-span, we will have remarks by president trump in pennsylvania. that is expected to start at nine: -- 945 eastern. that is due to start at 8:10 eastern. on c-span3, we will take you live at the pentagon starting 9:10 eastern time. we will re-air all the 9/11 memorial services tonight on the c-span networks. ♪

join the discussion. c-span's 50er 41 on capital stewart takes us to springfield illinois. springfield became the capital in 1937. it is known for being the hometown of abraham lincoln. bus,ng us on the c-span state representative tim butler who represents the same seat lincoln once did. let's start with the fiscal health of illinois. illinois is consistently ranked at the bottom or near the bottom of fiscal health when it comes to various state rankings. why is that? >> we have a lot of big challenges. we have huge pension debt. we have over 100 $30 billion in unfunded pension liability. we have seen medicaid payments skyrocket. those items take up a large chunk of our budget. on top of that we are coming off an unprecedented two-year budget impasse where we did not have a budget for two years, which really accumulated our unpaid bills dramatically. upwards of $16 billion we had in unpaid bills. it is a structural debt problem we have in the state of illinois squeezing out other programs we want to fund. it is a tough situation. those of us in the general assembly try to ba

the c-span bus was recently in honolulu, hawaii for the 39th stop of our 50 capital star. as wes next weekend feature our visit to hawaii on c-span, book tv, and american history tv. exploring hawaii's history and culture as well as public policy issues facing the state. saturday on c-span at 7:00 eastern on washington journal, the director of hawaii's of planning will talk about homelessness and lack of affordable housing. on book tv on c-span2 at noon, stuart coleman on his book on book on of the life of legendary native alliance ever. a visit to the university of hawaii for the extensive book collection of daniel in a way. weekend continues on c-span. , on renewablee energy efforts in hawaii. on american history tv on c-span3, 2:00 eastern, we visit the valley of the priest along the north shore of a wahoo -- oahu/ . 4:00 eastern, three short documentaries about hawaii. watch hawaii weekend next weekend on c-span. listen to hawaii weekend on the free c-span radio app. we are featuring the honolulu mayor saturday at 10:00 eastern. what does it mean to be american? that's

the hearing. you can watch online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. veterans affairs secretary robert wilkie testifies today before the senate veterans affairs overnight committee. live coverage starts at 3:00 p.m. here on c-span3. president trump holds a news conference in new york following meeting with members of the u.n. general assembly live 5 person. you can also follow these c-span .or and free radio app chlt tonight senator kaine challenges cory stewart for virginia seat. liver coverage 7:00 p.m. also on c-span3. the c-span networks primary source for campaign 2018. >>> saturday, two retiring members of congress, republican congressman bill schuster of pennsylvania and democratic pennsylvania lewis gutierrez of illinois talk about their experience in congress. >> i'm coming to the end of my term as the chairman of the transportation infrastructure committee which republicans term out ourselves and leadership positions. and that was really driving thought thought to myself playing sports throughout my days in high school, when you are on the sta

the of president clinton. begins live tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tuesday morning, we're live illinois, for the 41st stop on the c-span bus capitals tour. tim butler will be our guest on the bus during "washington at 9:40 a.m. ing eastern. >> earlier today, attorney general jeff sessions delivered of rks on the importance free speech on college campuses. the justice department held an the ay forum examining issue. this is 15 minutes. and jesse, , john thank you very much. hose are really valuable insights and comments i think that go to the core of who we are as americans and john, thank for your leadership at the civil rights division and

and c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. illinois governor bruce rauner and democratic challenger jd pritzker faced each other in a debate last night in chicago. they were joined on stage by the libertarian and conservative party candidates. over the next hour, the answer questions about term limits, calling cabinet, immigration -- calling cabinet, immigration, and spending. >> decision 2018 -- the race for illinois governor brought to you by nbc five chicago and telemundo chicago in partnership with the chicago urban league and the union league club of chicago. good evening. i'm carol murray, political editor of nbc five chicago. we are broadcasting live from the nbc tower. during the next hour, we will explore the tough issues facing the state. tonight we hear from the candidates for governor. our forum is sponsored by nbc five chicago and telemundo chicago in partnership with the chicago urban league and the union league club of chicago. here now are the candidates in the order they appear on the ballot. private jd pritzke

join the discussion. ♪ ♪ >> tomorrow is the 17th anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. on c-spanave live coverage of president trump's remarks in shanksville, pennsylvania, scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. eastern. on c-span2 from new york city, the annual ceremony and reading of the names of those killed at 8:10 a.m. eastern. and on c-span3, we'll take you to me moral service at the pentagon. that starts at nine eastern. and all of the 9/11 memorial services re-air tomorrow night on the c-span networks. >> the senate foreign relations committee held a confirmation hearing for several ambassador nominees. they included businessman david fisher to be ambassador to morocco and earl miller to be ambassador to bangladesh. this is an hour and a half.

eastern on c-span, c-span.org or the free c-span radio app. c-span, where history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. "> "washington journal continues. host: this week's spotlight on magazines and segment takes a look back at the history of the codebreakers in world war ii and the cold war. author and "smithsonian magazine " contributor, liza mundy, joins us to talk about her article on the codebreakers who unmasked soviet spies. guest: there was a document that chronicled the incredible history of recruiting women during world war ii to become codebreakers. there was a small group of women that started breaking russian messages during report two and they continued during the cold war. teacherst made school useful for this job? how did the federal government find them? guest: they were college g

the house floor live. members are considering two of three republican tax policy bills. live coverage at noon eastern right here on c-span. over on c-span3, the senate judiciary committee is meeting today to review allegations of sexual assault in support nominee brett calf naufment you can watch it live on c-span3, online at c-span.org, and on the c-span radio app. us to that takes the third most populated state capital in the u.s. the indy 500. joining us as part of our state capital store is the state attorney general, curtis hill. good morning. guest: good morning. host: could you talk about what you bring to the role of attorney general in a sense of what your philosophy is to the people of indiana? guest: and welcome to indiana. as attorney general, i operate the state's largest law firm and we handle civil litigation, criminal appeals, we handle all sorts of matters in the interest of preserving the constitution for the residents of indiana. it is a great job. my background is as a criminal brings an and that added strength to the attorney general's office in understanding the dynamic of leadership and how to make

c-span. c-span.org. or on the free c-span radio app. >> sunday night on q&a, assistant editor at the atlantic, zachary wood, talks about his book and growing up in a troubled home. >> my phone starts ringing. and i go and i pick it up and i see it's my mom. for some reason i just had a sense, this is not going to be good. i answered the phone. she spoke. she was very calm. curt but very calm. zachary, child protective services is here. please come home as soon as you can. and i knew, that tone in her voice. child protective services is here. i'm asking myself, am i going to live to see the next day? really. like, that is what is diagnose through my mind. -- that is what is going through my mind. am i go going to live to see the next day? because she, if at ever any point she has a moment alone with me and i make it through whatever happens when i get home and talk to them, lord knows what she's going to do. >> zachary wood, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> state department officials testified on u.

white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> leaders in the african- american lgbtq community took part in a town hall called the state of lgbt people of color in america. the event was part of the end -- part of the naacp annual convention. board chair leon russell was among the participants speaking before the panel discussion. this is about 2 1/2 hours and this program contains language that some may find offensive. >> so, why are we here today?

white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> leaders in the african- american lgbtq community took part in a town hall called the state of lgbt people of color in america. the event was part of the end -- part of the naacp annual convention. board chair leon russell was among the participants speaking before the panel discussion. this is about 2 1/2 hours and this program contains language that some may find offensive. >> so, why are we here today? i was thinking about how much time i had and i thought, what you say to this room at this time, given all that is going on. a few days ago i recall -- i received a request for an interview from nbc. there was recently a study titled, the effective access to same-sex marriage on health. the premise was that individuals

eastern on c-span. the c-span bus was recently in honolulu for the 39th stop of our 50's capital tour. join us next weekend on october 6 and 7 as he feature our visit to hawaii on c-span, book tv and american history tv. exploring hawaii's history, culture and public policy issues facing the state. next saturday on c-span at 7:00 a.m. on washington journal, the director of hawaii's office of planning with talk about homelessness and lack of affordable housing. noon,k tv on c-span2 at stuart coleman on his book on the life of legendary need of hawaiian surfer eddy ikow. then the university of west the .ahoo -- oahu are awaiting week and continues on c-span at 9:30 a.m. eastern on washington journal. on renewable energy efforts in hawaii. on american history tv on c-span3, we visit the valley of the priests along the north shore of oahu, and the polynesian voyaging society in honolulu. at 4:00 p.m. eastern, three short documentaries. the 1956 film "soldier in hawaii," the 1924 film "the hawaiian islands," jea

and c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> what does it mean toe american? that is this year's student-cam competition question. we asked students to answer it by producing a short documentary about a constitutional right, national characteristic or historic event, and explain how it defines the american experience. we are awarding $100,000 in prizes, including a grand prize of $5,000. this year's deadline is january 20, 2019. for more information goodwell our website, studentcam.org . >> descendents of presidents convened at a congress in washington dc. massee interview mckinley, a descendent of grover cleveland and president mckinley. you are here because you work with the organization but also because you are the descendent of two presidents. massee: on my maternal side am related to grover cleveland, and on my father's side, to william mckinley. i'm the great, great nephew of william mckinley and the great, great-grandson of grover cleveland. host: how does families get together? massee: my parents married in the two became one. host: were you

we need partners around the globe. >> saturday at eight eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen with free c-span radio app. >> friends and former colleagues courtreme court colin -- nominee brett kavanaugh spoke to support for his nomination. they said they always found him to be a man with the highest integrity and character, and they do not believe the allegations made against him. a palo alto university professor who says she was assaulted by brett kavanaugh in

congress, the white house, the supreme court in public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. in arizona governor doug ducey announced former senator john kyle will replace the late senator, john mccain. he will serve in the senate until her placement is elected in a special election scheduled for 2020. here's the governor's announcement. >> we had just concluded a very difficult week for our state and our country. john mccain was an american hero and we were very blessed to have him as our senator. we are all aware of the size of the void john mccain leaves. our prayers and our heart remain with sydney mccain and the entire working family and we will continue to celebrate the life of john mccain. i want to start off by saying that we all hoped today would never come. but it has come. i realize what an important decision this is in there is no replacing senator mccain. the law requires me to do it. and the people of arizona deserve representation in the u.s. senate. the decision that i made with careful and thoughtful deli

we will keep you updated with any news on the story on the c-span network. more live programming coming up later today with remarks from craig newmark. he will discuss the public's trust in news. he is speaking at the press club in washington dc. then, a discussion about the relationship between reporters and confidential sources in the government. university's free speech project and columbia universities night first amendment institute will host key watch live coverage starting at 7:00 eastern, also here at c-span. professor christine ford has agreed to testify thursday before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual assault allegations against brett kavanaugh. judge kavanaugh will also testify at the hearing, and we will have live coverage thursday starting at 10:00 on c-span3. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. announcer: this week. gary when discusses his concern over

housesome, follow the live on c-span and the senate c-span 2. at 7:30 a.m. eastern, watch c-span live coverage of judiciary committee hearing on nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. then, introductions of judge kavanaugh from former secretary state condolezza rice. ohio senator, rob portman and black.y lisa induction, judge kavanaugh makes his opening statement. the senatene for confirmation hearing for brett kavanaugh live on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. next with historian calhoun. that's followed by america in turmoil race relations. later, law enforcement and education officials discussed cyberbullyingt among youth. >> this week on q&a, historian charles calhoun discusses his biography of president benjamin harrison. brian: professor charles calhoun, if you were introducing someone to benjamin harrison, what would you tell them? charles: i would tell them here is a man you can learn a lot from. he was an intellectual. he was a good student of history.

, c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. president trump took questions about an allegation of sexual misconduct against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. the president's remarks came at a national council for the american worker meeting. a government group charged with developing a national strategy for workforce development. we will also hear from ivanka trump. >> thank you, mr. president. from the assistant to the president here at the white house. this was the first interagency meeting of the national council of american workers. it was incredibly productive. we talked about obviously the booming and robust economy that has created unprecedented opportunity and creating tremendous potential for so many who have been on the sidelines of the economy and now entering the workforce. we want to make sure that they are equipped with the skills and the training needed to thrive in our modern economy. we are working toward developing what was in your executive order, which was the national workforce strategy. the most critic

you can watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span2. thursday morning, watch the senate judiciary committees of debate and vote on judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. >> if this man is successfully nominated, he could become the deciding vote on major legal issues that americans care deeply about. >> i now moved to report from the committee the nomination of brett kavanaugh to be associate justice of the supreme court. >> follow the process live thursday morning starting at 9:30 eastern at c-span or c-span.org, or listen with the c-span radio app. >> this week, president trump welcomed several medal of honor recipients to the white house for a reception to honor their service. the medal of honor is the highest military honor bestowed to servicemembers who display acts of valor in combat. this is 20 minutes. [applause] president trump: thank you very much, everybody. a lot of brave people in this room. i am truly thrilled to welcome back all of you folks to the white house. 33 recipients, our nations highest military award, the c

c-span starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern and online at c-span.org. listen with the free c-span -- listen for free with the c-span radio app. saturday, retiring members of congress, bob corker of tennessee, and democratic congresswoman niki tsongas of massachusetts talk about their experience in congress. >> important for us as a nation to continue to be a beacon to the world and conduct ourselves in a manner that represents the best. when we stooped to unsettled pettiness we stoop to , we have to remember that the entire world looks to us. they do. >> i am deeply concerned about our president. on many levels, policy. think, on, i think he has been -- not been helpful to long-term relationships across the globe. only read about that on a daily basis, long-term allies who western the support of the united eight. he suggests we can go it alone in the united states but i do not think that is the case. we have a coronary power in and of ourselves that we need partners around the globe -- extraordinary power in and of ourselves but we need partners around the globe. c-spa

we are planning live coverage for the hearing monday at c-span at 10 p.m. eastern. you will be able to watch live as c-span.org or listen my uvb c-span radio app. -- live using the c-span radio app. >> victoria, attorney eddie deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division from 1984 to 1988, thank you for being at our table. where are you on the charges, on the accusations against judge brett kavanaugh? guest: i am a former trial lawyer so i have investigated cases. i did that for five years in detroit, michigan. it is unbelievable. just think of some of the walking into an if the eye office today saying something happened 36 years ago. i can remember really how much it was or exactly what happened. i can't remember where. i can't remember exactly when. i can't remember the year. no, i never told anybody else about it at the time. names, which she has them now so far. -- icon stacks -- the the i and andcan' context this is not like that. it is not a federal crime, the sexual assault that she alleged. the fbi would never be investigating it. it with the lo

watch day one of the senate confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span, www.c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. trumpy 9, president nominated brett kavanaugh to the anthonycourt to replace kennedy. if confirmed, he would be the president's second nominee to take a seat on the highest court. born in washington in 1965, kavanaugh went to yale law school, clerk for justice kennedy, and played a role in forwarding president george bush's judicial nominees. we will hear from those who know him best, legal scholars, former law clerks, old friends, and his pastor. first up, his confirmation hearings in 2004 and 2006 for

and c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. " continues. host: at our table is victoria toensing. for being at our table. where are you on the charges, the accusations against judge brett kavanaugh? guest: i'm a former trial lawyer where i have investigated cases. i did that for five years in michigan. it is unbelievable. think of somebody walking into the fbi office today saying, something happened 36 years ago. i can't remember what exactly happened but -- i can't rule where and i can't remember when. else aboutd anybody it. at the time. and i'm going to give two names for men -- which she has done so far and the fbi conduct on the both of them say oh, we don't andmber anything like that it is and how he acted ever when we knew him. so first of all, it's not a federal crime. a sexual assault that she alleges. the fbi would never be investigating it. it would be a local sheriff, local montgomery county. of limitations is passed. what is there to investigate at this point when you don't have host: whatecific? about one of the last callers wh

and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> veterans affairs secretary robert wilkie talks about the senate veterans affairs oversight committee. and live at 5:00 eastern, a news conference with the u.n. general assembly at 5:00 p.m. tonight democratic senator kim cain debates corey stewart in the virginia senate debate. c-span, your primary source for 2018. >>> saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, the "wall street journa journal"'s matthew hennessey discusses his book "zero hour for gen x." >> if you're a millennial, google helped you get through high school. if you're a mel len yillennial, wikipedia helped get you through college. your whole life has been shaped in this technology in a way that previous generations never experienced and in ways many of us never imagined was possible. in key ways, this was the thesis of my book. that makes millennials different from the rest of us. >>> and on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, francis eukuyama talks about his book "identity, the de

, marked next, and roosevelt visiting fellow christian rogers talking about the role of labor unions. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern every morning. join the discussion. this weekend, c-span city tour's takes you to flagstaff, arizona will the help of our partners. we will explore the literary life and history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. today at seven at 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv, author don blago discusses his book, "grand canyon: a history." of a way into the grand canyon, about 70 miles east of here and then another 200 miles to the west. is where the canyon for starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see and most photographs, calendars, or famous images. at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history to become a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries including the discovery of pluto and new mapping for the apollo program. and then a tour of a special national monument. >> many might think of this site isabandoned and empty but it still a living site for a lot of the descendents of the

eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or on the free c-span radio app. >> sunday night, former obama administration education secretary arne duncan on his book "how schools work." he is interviewed by the former chancellor of the d.c. public schools. know if voters make the connection between what politicians do and what happens in schools. how do we draw that line more clearly? >> we need voters to understand that, if we want more access to ,re-k, pay our teachers better reduce dropout rates, make havege more affordable, we together by challenging and holding accountable our elected officials. >> watch afterwards sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern. >> the c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capital store. bus lefter, and the the midland and travel by ferry to juneau alaska. join us as we feature our 40th bus stop in des moines, iowa. gue, ur

live wednesday on the c-span network, the u.s. house returns to10 a.m. eastern on c-span talk about cyber attacks against the united states. c-span2, the senate considers eight district court nominations. ofc-span3, the second day confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh at 9:30 a.m. announcer: the c-span bus is traveling across the country on the 50 capital store -- capitals tour. join us as we feature our 40th bus stop in des moines, iowa, live on monday with washington journal, with senate president charles schneider. >> next, the national intelligence director on threats to the united states. he addressed what he referred to as the big four, russia, china, iran, and north korea. this 25 minute speech was hosted by the intelligence and national security alliance into the armed forces in electronics association. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [applause] letitia:

states, part the of c-span's 50 capital store. -- tour. presidency, the describes how presidents wives have an full and cultural times through fashion. from martha washington to miss eisenhower. is ms. eisenhower who had lived in europe and then the wife of a five-star general who thought of yourself as a neighbor and was neighborly. helps unwittingly to make pink the most popular color, according to the color institute at the time. in textiles, home goods, spatulastors, tiles, -- everything is being made in first lady pink. on firstn watch more lady ladies fashion on sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. you are watching american history tv, only on c-span3. >> geraldine brooks is our guest on in-depth fiction edition on sunday, october 7 at noon eastern with her most recent book, the secret board. -- ford. watch in-depth fiction edition with geraldine brooks live sunday, october 7 at noon-3 p.m. eastern on book tv. watch next month with jodey picot. on book tv on c-span2. >> each week, "american artifacts, takes you to museums and oth

live wednesday on the c-span network, the u.s. house returns at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span to take up u.s. embassy security and sanctions on state sponsors of cyber attacks against the u.s. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span two, the senate considers eight district court nominations. a.m., the at 9:30 second day of the confirmation hearings for supreme court comedy -- nominee brett kavanaugh. coming up in an hour, the president of alliance for

eastern and you will be able to watch online or listen live using the c-span radio app. announcer: democratic senators held a news conference to address sexual assault allegations against judge brett kavanaugh. those senators were joined by three graduates, a private school in the suburbs of washington dc, christine blasey ford is the woman who accused judge kavanaugh of sexual assault and she is a graduate as .ell >> hello everybody. thank you for being here. with dr.in solidarity ford the school and with my colleague. as a member of the judiciary committee i certain have a lot to say about how doctor ford is being treated in this process. she is not being treated fairly. there is apsley no question about that. women like doctor ford who come forward vary bravely to tell her story which is very credible and i believe her, need to be supported and need not only to be heard but be believed. allas all of this is playing on and it's so obvious that the committee is not treating her fairly, i have heard from some of my friends who i have known emma some of them for many, many

the relationship between reporters and controversial sources. university's free speech project will host. live coverage at seven eastern on c-span. professor christine blasey ford has agreed to chas defy -- to testify thursday. judge kavanaugh will also testify at the hearing. we will have live coverage starting at c-span3. you can watch online or listen on the c-span radio app. >> this week on the communicators, executive director of the open market institute discusses his concerns over companies like google, facebook, amazon and uber possibly becoming monopolies and threatening democracy. interviewed by ashley gold. search -- this sounds radical in today's environment. at&t in 1913. we have done it with dozens of large corporations over the years. it is right to structure the economy in a way that is safe for us. >> watch tonight at eight eastern on c-span two. >> the c-span buses traveling across the country. we stopped in des moines iowa. we asked folks which party should control congress. >> i think the democratic party should control congress. it definitely would be a good idea to have a check on that administration. policie

you can watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span 2. >> what does it mean to be american? that is this year's studentcam competition and we're asking middle and high school students to produce a short documentary about a constitutional right. national characteristic, or historic event and explains why it defined the american experience. we are awarding $100,000 in total cash prizes including a grand prize of $5,000. this use deadline is january 20, 2019. for more information, go to our website. >> next a conversation with supreme court justice clarence thomas and views in the confirmation process. worth, texas, this is under one hour. >> on the appeals court we do not get much of an opportunity to speak so i have to restrain myself from just going, i could talk to a wall for an hour that you are not a wall and i do not think you want to hear me for an hour. i could talk about reg coleman r

c-span radio app. at 10:00mayor saturday a.m. eastern. the c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. we recently stopped in springfield, illinois, and are looking forward to the midterm elections. we are asking folks which party should control congress and wide. >> i think the party that should control congress after the midterms is the democrats some checks on things going on in washington. there is so much that is contrary to what i believe is best for the electorate in the united states. i believe that, with the democrats controlling congress, that will bring some checks and balances to the project -- to the process. >> i would like to see the republicans retain control of congress in both chambers after this election because, as a supporter of donald trump, i think that the republican party is going to do a better job advancing its agenda where is the democratic party is going to obstruct him. keep it read. >> i want women to control congress. i'm tired of people who don't live my life telling me what i need to d

c-span and c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. virginia senator tim kaine and his republican challenger, corey twoart, held the first of town hall events, answering questions from virginians. they focused on domestic issues of the economy, hosted by liberty university and hampton university. good evening and welcome to tonight's u.s. senate town hall between democrat senator tim kaine and his republican challenger, corey stewart, brought to you by liberty university and hampton university. events like tonight's are extremely important as we head into a crucial midterm election. remember the vote is on november 16. tonight's townhall will focus primarily on domestic issues. the next townhall atlantic university will focus more on foreign policy and military. in the beautiful concert hall at the center for music in the worship arts here at liberty university. at libertytevens university. mark: and i mark spain. thank you all for being with us. tonight we will bring the candidates out one at a time. each candidate will begin by answer

on c-span2, the senate continues work on against -- defense labor hhs spending bill for 2019. and on c-span 3, the senate homeland security committee will get an update on migrant and children and border security. and we'll have coverage of annual air force conference in the afternoon. the senate judiciary committee has postponed its vote on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh will hold a meeting on monday and here from judge kavanaugh and christine ford who alleges the judge assaulted her when they were in high school. >> and next, remarks by air force secretary heather wilson. she delivered remarks at the 2018 annual meeting of the air force association, and spoke with the air force's ongoing personnel and equipment needs. this is 30 minutes. [applause] >> doing something for a purpo purpose. we gather here as airmen deeply committed to the defense of our country with -- thank you for your continued service to us all and, of course, larry spencer, thank you for your leadership of afa. and i want to thank our winningman, chief goldstein and wife dawn thank you for your good advice, your

contempt mplets a memoir of the clinton investigation." >> here's a look at our primetime schedule on the c-span net yorks. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, members of the senate judiciary committee hold a business met eting to discuss judge kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. on c-span2, the house ways and means committee votes on several tax proposeles. and on c-span3, congressional leaders attend a summit on issues hosted by the congressional spanish -- hispanic caucus. >> on a party line vote earlier today republicans on the house foreign affairs committee rejected a request for the white house and secretary of state to turn over documents related to the meeting between p

the hearing with judge kavanaugh and dr. ford. that starts live at 10:00 a.m. eastern right here on c-span. you can also watch live online at c-span.org or listen live with the c-span radio app. tonight on c-span, justice department and homeland security officials brief lawmakers on the administration's policy for handling immigrant children at the border. president trump holds a joint news conference with the leader of poland. and word lawmakers wreck to the allegations against judge kavanaugh and ashmore lawmakers react to the allegations against judge kavanaugh. >> saturday, republican senator bob corker of tennessee and democratic congresswoman niki tsongas of massachusetts talk about their experience in congress. >> so important for us as a nation to continue to be a beacon to the world and conduct ourselves in a manner that represents the best, and when we stoop to uncivil discourse, stoop to pettiness, we have to remember that the entire world looks to us. they do. >> i am deeply concerned by our president on many levels, on policy. i think he has been